Qinglian’S Heart Is Covered, Fate Meets Chapter 49

Chapter 49

Qinglian’s Heartfelt Words·Different Paths and Destiny (Re-continuation·Two Girls in Love)

11. The wooden sign shows spiritual charm, and the spiritual veins open up opportunities.

When we returned to the small courtyard of the lotus pond, the twilight had already spread over the courtyard wall, dyeing the green lotus pond full of dark green silhouettes. The evening breeze carried the fragrance of osmanthus and mixed with the fresh air of the lotus pond, brushing away the fireworks in the market.Gu Baifei set up the carriage first, and I carried the yellowed ancient book on the legend of the lotus pond, and led Si Yi and Nian Xia into the house. As soon as they sat down, Nian Xia leaned under the lamp, holding the lotus pattern wooden plaque and turning it over and over, her little brows furrowed into a Sichuan character: “Dad said this wooden plaque has the original aura, but I looked at it as an ordinary piece of wood. Except for the more regular lotus pattern, there is nothing special about it. Could it be that the old man tricked us?”

Si Yi sat aside, gently stroking her wooden sign with her fingertips, lowering her eyes and saying, “The Tao Te Ching says, ‘It’s as straight as bending, and as clever as clumsy.’ Ordinary objects are often hidden in the universe, and maybe they will show strange phenomena only when there is a certain opportunity.” Before she finished speaking, the wooden sign on her fingertips suddenly glowed with a very faint green light, and the light traveled along her wrist, making her suddenly retract her hand in surprise.

“Sister! Your wooden sign is shining!” Nian Xia suddenly rushed to Si Yi’s side, her eyes were as wide as bells, and she didn’t even notice that her wooden sign fell on the table.I hurriedly moved over to take a look, and I saw a lotus mark floating on Si’s wrist that was indistinguishable from the wooden sign. The green light flowed, faintly blending with the lotus fragrance all over her body.Gu Baifei rushed over after hearing the sound, frowned upon seeing it, put his hand on the mark on her wrist, and said in a deep voice: “This mark has the same origin as the spiritual veins deep in the lotus pond. The old man is definitely not a wandering bookmaker who is a “charismatic artist”, and I am afraid he is not one of the ancient pulse keepers recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.”

My mind moved, and I remembered the blurred handwriting on the title page of an ancient book, and hurriedly spread the book under the lamp.After being nourished by the original breath of the lotus heart, the yellowed and blurred handwriting gradually became clearer. The opening line was a line of ancient seal script: “The chaotic lotus pond is pregnant with two veins. One main guard, one main rebirth. The two veins start at the same time and can determine the spiritual axis of the three realms.” There are small characters written under it, which are actually mixed with the lines of “Zhouyi”: “Kun is soft but also strong when moving.To the quiet and virtuous side, the two pulses, the two instruments of Kun, guard the lotus pond and stabilize the three realms.” Turning back, there are also a few lines of Juanxiu small regular script, which seems to be annotations by predecessors, saying “the body of the lotus heart, the body is connected to the life of the world, as the “Yueyang Tower” said, “worry before the world.”His daughter inherited the pulse and also took on this responsibility.

Gu Baifei read word for word, and his eyebrows became more solemn: “The ancient books echo the old man’s wooden plaque. It seems that Si Yi and Nian Xia are the masters of these two veins. “Sun Tzu’s Art of War” has a saying that ‘soldiers have no permanent power, and water has no permanent shape.’ If the spiritual veins are activated this time, it may be unpredictable.”

Nian Xia tilted her head in understanding, picked up her wooden sign, shook it, and said with a small mouth: “Then why is there no movement on my wooden sign? Could it be that it is a fake that’s fake?” As soon as she finished speaking, there was nothing in her hand.The card suddenly lit up with a soft pink-white light. Where the light fell, the hairpin braided with green lotus stems also shimmered. The two smelled lingeringly, just like the lingering meaning of “holding the hand of the son and growing old together with the son” in the “Book of Songs”.

“My sister’s hair is also lit up!” Si Yi exclaimed softly, looking at the hairpin in Nianxia’s hair, and suddenly recalled the details of the ancient alley in the daytime, “Today, when the old man saw my hairpin, his eyes were different. He must have recognized our identities long ago. Just like in “A Dream of Red Mansions”, ‘All knowledge in the world is knowledge’, he must have been dormant for a long time, waiting for the two veins to gather.”

That night, the lights in the small courtyard were lit until dawn.Gu Baifei and I repeatedly deduced from ancient books and wooden tablets, and dug out dusty heavenly classics for evidence, and finally pieced together the cause and effect: the lotus pond spiritual vein has existed since the beginning of the world. Later, it was damaged due to the war between ancient gods and demons, and the spiritual power gradually declined. Only by gathering the two veins of “guarding” and “new life”, supplemented by the traction of century-old lotus trees, can it be repaired.And the wandering old man is the “Lotus Pond Vein Keeper” recorded in “The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Great Wilderness Western Classic”. He has been waiting for generations, just to find the master of the two veins and restart his spiritual veins.

In the meantime, Nianxia was so sleepy that she dozed off, and her head hit the table little by little. Siyi took a thin shirt and put it on her, and said softly: “The Disciples Rules say, ‘The elders stand, the younger ones sit, the elders sit, the destiny is to sit.’ Since you are tired, thenGo and rest on the couch, my parents and I are here.” Nian Xia responded in a daze, holding the wooden sign and leaning on the couch. After a while, she snored softly, and muttered “osmanthus sugar taro paste” in her dream, which made Gu Baifei and I look at each other and smile.

At dawn on the second day, there was a sudden movement in the direction of the lotus pond. The water surface in the center of the pond surged with spiritual waves, and the calm lotus surface actually cracked a gap leading to the depths. In the gap, two colors of green and pink light intertwined, just like what is written in “Fu of the Goddess of Luo” “The divine light separates and combines, yin and yang at first.”Si Yi and Nian Xia heard the sound and rushed to the edge of the pool. The marks on their wrists and hair lit up at the same time, echoing the light in the center of the pool. Even the green lotus all over the pool trembled, as if they were resonating.

“It seems that the spiritual vein is calling us.” Si Yi took a deep breath and held the wooden sign tightly. Although there was the nervousness of a young person in her eyes, she was more determined to protect the lotus pond. Just as the Analects of Confucius said, “A scholar must be ambitious, and the road ahead is long.” She grew up with the lotus pond, and protecting this place was an obsession engraved in her blood.

But Nian Xia pulled back the corner of my clothes, her eyes flushed: “Mother, I’m afraid, the gap is so dark, could there be monsters and ghosts from “Journey to the West”? I don’t want to go.”

Gu Baifei knelt down, stroked the top of her hair, and said warmly: “Silly girl, do you know that it is said in “Historical Records: Biography of Rangers” that ‘his words must be believed, his deeds must bear fruit, and his promises must be true’? Since you promised to protect the lotus pond yesterday, you can’t back down. What’s more, my father, mother, and sister are all here. Even if there is a real demon, I will definitely protect you.”

I also squatted down, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said softly: “After the spiritual veins are repaired, the lotus pond will be safe forever, and those young people who covet the lotus heart will be completely extinct. This is the responsibility of our family, just like in “The Song of Mulan”, ‘My father has no eldest son, Mulan has no eldest brother, I am willing to saddle the horse for the city, and from now on I will conquer for my father.’ Everyone has their own mission.”

Nianxia looked at Si Yi’s resolute profile, then at the determination in Gu Baifei’s and mine’s eyes, and finally bit her lip, clenched the wooden sign and nodded: “Then I’ll go! I want to be the ‘patron saint’ of the lotus pond with my sister!”

Before leaving, Si Yi went to the lotus pond and picked two green lotuses in full bloom. One was pinned in her hair, and the other was tied to the lapel of Nianxia’s clothes. She said softly: “This is the guardian lotus of the lotus pond. With it, like the protective magic weapon in “The Romance of the Gods”, it can protect us.” Nianxia touched the green lotus on her lapel, and her shrinking body actually straightened up a bit.

Gu Baifei first set up a nine-layer barrier to protect the small courtyard, and then sent a message to the heaven to ask heavenly soldiers to station outside the lotus pond. After repeatedly confirming that everything was safe, he took my hand and stepped into the spiritual vein gap with Si Yi and Nian Xia.There is no danger as imagined in the gap, only filled with the rich fragrance of lotus that cannot be melted. On both sides are condensed spiritual ice, and the shadow of the ancient lotus pond is looming in the ice – Nuwa is passing by to patch the sky and sprinkle spiritual water, Shennong is tasting the herbs and planting lotus here, Chang’e is washing her gauze here before flying to the moon, like the ancient scrolls contained in “Lu’s Spring and Autumn”, slowly unfolding before your eyes.

The road under your feet gradually turned into a lotus platform, winding all the way to the suspended spiritual altar in the depths.In the center of the altar, the old figure stood with his back turned. He was the old man who kept his pulse in the ancient alley yesterday.He slowly turned around and bowed to us. His voice was as thick as an ancient bell, carrying the vicissitudes of time: “I have been waiting for the master of the two veins for a long time. Just as the “Book of Songs·Xiaoya” said, ‘The wind and rain are like darkness, and the cock crows endlessly.’ I have been waiting for ten thousand years, and finally I can see the two veins gathered together.”

“Senior, is the ancient guardian of the pulse?” Gu Baifei protected the two girls and me behind him, his eyes still wary, “Since I came here to protect the spiritual pulse, why didn’t I explain it directly, instead of giving him wooden plaques and passing on ancient books in a roundabout way?”

The old man nodded, his gaze fell on Si Yi and Nian Xia, his eyes were full of relief: “The Romance of the Three Kingdoms says, ‘If you want to achieve great things, you must first hide your identity.’ There are many people in the three realms who covet the Lotus Pond Spiritual Vein. If you make a big show of searching for the master of the dual veins, I am afraid that you will be in danger before the spiritual veins are repaired. I am taking this roundabout strategy just to protect you.”

He paused, then pointed to the core of the spiritual veins in the center of the altar and said: “Repairing the spiritual veins requires the original aura of the master of the two veins as a guide, supplemented by the traction power of the century-old lotus tree. Just as the “Huangdi Neijing” says, ‘Qi and blood come from the same source and complement each other.’ However, this process requires the two of you to concentrate and calm down, and transfer the original aura into the spiritual veins. During this period, you must not be distracted. Otherwise, not only will the spiritual veins be difficult to repair, but you will also damage the original source.”

As soon as Si heard the words, she took a step forward and said loudly: “Senior, don’t worry, since I am the guardian of the pulse, I am willing to sacrifice my life for the lotus pond. Just as “Chu Ci·Li Sao” said, ‘I am still kind in my heart, even if I die nine times, I still have no regrets’!”

Although Nian Xia was still timid, she still clenched the wooden sign and followed her, saying in a low voice but firmly: “I…I’m not afraid either. I want to protect our home with my sister!”

Gu Baifei and I stood at the edge of the altar, our hearts in our throats.Gu Baifei held my hand tightly, his palms full of cold sweat: “Qinglian, don’t worry, I have set up a protective formation and will not let anything happen to them. If anything happens, I will risk my life to protect them.” I nodded and looked at the two little ones on the altar.figure, eyes slightly warm, although they are young, they already know how to take responsibility, just as the “Three Character Classic” says, “If you don’t teach, it’s the fault of the father; if you don’t teach strictly, it’s the teacher’s laziness.” Fortunately, in their bones and blood, they have both the kindness of the lotus heart and the fortitude of the guardian.

The old man took out the magic weapon and recited the ancient incantation, and the altar suddenly lit up with light.The green light between Si Yi’s wrist and the pink light in Nian Xia’s hair surged at the same time. The two rays of light merged into the core of the spiritual vein like a swimming dragon. The core of the spiritual vein instantly emitted a deafening roar, and the cracks began to slowly heal.

At this moment, there was a sudden movement outside the altar, and a black energy came with a violent aura, accompanied by a strange Jie Jie laugh: “Hahaha! Both veins are gathering together to repair the spiritual veins. It’s really hard to find a place to break through iron shoes! When I take away the spiritual veins, I can live forever and dominate the three realms!”

Gu Baifei’s expression changed suddenly, and he recognized that the black aura was the evil cultivator who coveted my lotus heart back then. He actually followed the aura to the depths of the spiritual veins.”Qinglian, protect the child!” Gu Baifei shouted sharply, gathered his spiritual power and rushed forward. The two fought instantly, the sword energy and the black energy colliding, like the fierceness of “Lin’s Fengxue Mountain Temple” in “Water Margin”, and the anxiety of “Wukong fighting the demon” in “Journey to the West”.

On the altar, the old man was distracted from protecting his spiritual veins. He was shocked by the aftermath of the black energy and vomited a mouthful of blood. The pace of repairing his spiritual veins was suddenly disrupted.Si Yi’s original aura began to become unstable, and his face turned pale, but he gritted his teeth and persisted: “Sister, don’t panic! “The University” has a saying, ‘Knowing to stop, then there is concentration, and after concentration, one can be still’, we must not stop!”

Nian Xia was already nervous, and she was even more at a loss when she saw this scene. Her original aura almost collapsed. She cried and shouted: “Sister, I can’t hold on any longer. Is something going to happen to daddy?”

When I saw this, regardless of my own safety, I flew to the altar, handed over the origin of the lotus heart to the two girls, and said urgently: “Listen, Mencius says, ‘When heaven is about to assign a great responsibility to a person, he must first work hard on his mind and body.’ This kind of hardship is nothing! As long as you keep your heart, your spiritual veins will be restored!”

My lotus heart aura nourished the two girls like sweet rain. Their original auras stabilized again, and the cracks in the core of their spiritual veins healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.On the other side, Gu Baifei had the upper hand. He used the power of the barrier set by the heavenly soldiers to trap the evil cultivator in it, and said sternly: “I spared your life back then, but you didn’t repent. Today, your soul will be scattered, and there will be no future troubles!” After that, a sword pierced the evil cultivator’s dantian, and the black energy instantly dissipated, and the evil cultivator turned into fly ash.

At the moment when the spiritual veins were completely repaired, the rays of light burst out from the altar, covering the entire secret realm of the lotus pond, and the clear voice of heaven sounded between heaven and earth, such as the vastness of “There is a fish in the North Ming Dynasty, and its name is Kun” in “Zhuangzi Xiaoyaoyou”, and the clear tranquility of “The bright moon on the sea rises together with the tide” in “Spring River Flower Moonlight Night”.

The old man looked at the repaired spiritual veins, tears streaming down his face, and bowed deeply to us: “Thank you so much, Master of the Double Veins, and thank you both, the lotus pond is fine, and the three realms are fine!”

Si Yi and Nian Xia fell into my arms without any force, but with smiles on their faces.Nianxia clutched the wooden sign and said weakly: “Mother, we succeeded. Will the lotus pond never be in danger again?”

I hugged the two girls, tears streaming down my face, and nodded: “Yes, there will no longer be any danger.”

Gu Baifei walked over slowly and hugged us into his arms. The setting sun shone through the gaps in the spiritual veins, falling on the family and on the green lotus flowers that were blooming again in the pond.The evening breeze blows, and the lotus fragrance bursts, just like the stability of “yellow hair hanging down, and enjoying myself” in “Peach Blossom Spring”, and the lingering “I wish to be a winged bird in heaven, and a connecting branch on earth” in “Song of Everlasting Sorrow”. It also hides the true meaning of “the plan of a family lies in harmony” in “Zengguang Xianwen”.

After that, the lotus pond returned to its former tranquility. Siyi still guarded the lotus pond and studied ancient books, but there was more calmness between his brows; Nianxia still loved to go shopping for old things in the ancient alleys, but she was able to deal with it calmly when encountering injustice again.And Gu Baifei and I, guarding our two daughters, guarding a pond full of green lotus, lived a life of fireworks like “Six Chapters of a Floating Life”. Even though our fate was unfortunate, we still found the most perfect destination in staying together as a family.